Attachment: Although each faculty member is responsible for his or her course
syllabus, an attached syllabus includes an outline of the course content and requirements.
Items meeting the Contemporary Citizenship requirements are identified by corresponding
letters matching the listed outcomes--a, b, d, e, and/or f.

Below each of the five outcomes listed under the "Contemporary Citizenship"
requirement are

listed the course requirements, content, learning activities, and documentation
relevant to the

outcomes that promote students abilities to:

Use critical thinking to analyze contemporary issues. The Personal Finance course
focuses on the major personal financial planning problems that individuals and families
encounter. Students research the effects of limited resources on personal resource
management and analyze ways to meet wants and needs through wise consumer decision making.
Analysis toward planning a framework for effective money management practices includes
such units as budgets, banking, tax strategies, investments, credit, insurance, real
estate, interest, pensions, and estate and retirement planning.

and/or values. As indicated on the syllabus, students work collaboratively on
certain

projects and in discussion- and case-based groups during class. Students present
printed as

well as oral reports.Students have opportunities to discuss the effects of
personal values

and ethics on personal economic decision making.

Demonstrate the ability to work effectively independently and/or in collaborative

problem-solving groups. As indicated on the attached syllabus, students participate
actively within in-class discussion and problem-solving groups as well as on collaborative
groups that research information for projects. Students use decision making steps and
other frameworks and matrices for preparing research reports.

understand personal responsibility for lifestyle choices. Students address the
issues of

personal, civic, and/or economic responsibility throughout the course. They have access
to information sources through the library as well as web sites and from resource people
repre-senting establishments such as banks, insurance companies, investment groups, and
realtors. In order to have a higher quality of life, students need opportunities to learn
about making better choices for using their limited time and income. As ethical questions
arise more often within our technological society, students need to learn techniques for
coping with the issues and consuming in a highly complicated, technological society. There
are an increasing number of personal bankruptcies and consumers who are finding it
difficult to cope with unmanageable debt loads. Identifying personal finance principles
related to consumer issues allows for making responsible choices that have a positive
impact on personal, civic, and the national economics. Whether discussing such topics as
insurance, health care, and mortgages, students have opportunities for understanding the
importance of taking personal responsibility for the outcomes of lifestyle choices. The
syllabus outlines numerous application opportunities for students.

citizenship in contemporary society. As indicated on the syllabus, students
participate on a daily basis within in-class groups. In addition, they discuss the
citizenship issues as they relate to topics such as insurance, credit, and planning for
the future.